1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 7, 9:20 AM CST, 7 hours 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 920 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005 .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED OR MOVED INTO THE MIDSOUTH THE PAST 4 HOURS. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN IN NORTH MS. MOVEMENT HAS BEEN EAST NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH. MOST INGREDIENTS ARE HERE FOR SEVERE WEATHER. STABILITY SEEMS TO BE LIMITED ATTM. MODELS INDICATE BEST LIS IN N MS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SWATH OF PCLDY SKIES NOW NORTH OF I40 WILL INCREASE INSTABILITY AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. CURRENT FCST SEEMS TO HAVE THINGS COVERED. WL NOT UPDATE AT THIS TIME. && .MEG...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MS...NONE. MO...NONE. TN...NONE. && WAGNER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 410 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-081100- ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON- MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS- POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS- TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY- YALOBUSHA- 410 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...WEST TENNESSEE AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE... THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE MID SOUTH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS. THE TIME OF GREATEST CONCERN IS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAGNER
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 126 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A truck carrying a mobile home was knocked over on Highway 61.
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